Gentlemen,
I discovered last night that a Lionel prewar M10000 does not operate very efficiently on Gargraves track. I concluded this is a result of the flat pickup shoes that are used on the 752M-33 motor. There appears to be too much friction that is developed between the pickup shoe and the center rail of a piece of Gargraves track. As the train would travel around, it would make an awful screaching sound and would often derail. I decided to try the train set out on some Lionel tubular track of which I received more favorable results.
Is there a fiber pickup assembly available that contains pickup rollers instead of shoes?
